Acer Aspire 5 (A515-58M) review – snappy device with very good display and low price
In 2023, you can find a lot of affordable devices with Intel Raptor Lake U CPUs. The Acer Aspire 5 (A515-58M) can be configured with these Intel chips and on top of that, the price of the notebook isn’t hefty. This Acer machine offers a good amount of extras for the class.
You can choose between three 15.6″ 16:9 display options – two of them are 1080p variants – one IPS and one TN. Avoid the latter unless your budget is super tight. The top panel model is a 1440p display which isn’t something ordinary for this kind of price tag. That’s why we bought a laptop with the exact same display model to see if it’s a “light” version or not.
The notebook offers Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 (or optional Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2) which are up-to-date connectivity extras. Acer also claims a long battery life which can be possible given the efficient CPU platform.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/acer-aspire-5-a515-58m-a515-58p/
Contents
- Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- Design and construction
- Display quality, Health impact (PWM), Sound
- Buy our profiles
- Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
- [eBook Guide + Tools] How to MAX OUT your Laptop
- Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
- Disassembly, upgrade options, and maintenance
- Storage performance
- Verdict
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 32GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Pro
- Battery
- 53Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 362.9 x 237.5 x 17.9 mm (14.29" x 9.35" x 0.70")
- Weight
- 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 2x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- 2.1
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- FHD with Temporal Noise Reduction
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Microphone with Acer Purified Voice and AI Noise Reduction
- Speakers
- 2x Stereo Speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock
All Acer Aspire 5 (A515-58M / A515-58P) configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://www.acer.com/us-en/support/product-support/A515-58M/downloads?suggest=A515-58M;1
What’s in the box?
Inside the box, you’ll find some manuals and a 65W charger.